Padraic Scanlan talks about how Britain rose to global power on the backs of enslaved workers. Modern Britain has inherited the legacies and contradictions of a liberal empire built on slavery. Modern capitalism and liberalism emphasise ‘freedom’ – for individuals and for markets – but are built on human bondage.
This podcast adds to our article Slavery Compensation: Who Got Paid? and you can listen to it below.
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The Worst Predictions Throughout History
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It’s often said that predicting the future is like betting against God.
Despite this, humans have always loved to try and predict the future -whether it’s dismissing new technology or predicting the end of the world, throughout history there have been some interesting predictions made.
Some have been correct. Most have not.
And then there are those predictions that are so spectacularly wrong they make you laugh. Collating some of the worst predictions throughout history, here’s the most interesting, the most incorrect, and the most ironic.
General History Quiz 156
1. Which country did Nicolae Ceaușescu rule from 1965 to 1989?
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General History Quiz 85
1. What was the purpose of the Taj Mahal when construction was begun in 1632?
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